From January 2026, all aluminium supplied by Aluminium Shapes will be extruded using LCR4 Billet, a low-carbon aluminium billet that is guaranteed to generate a maximum carbon footprint of 4KG CO2e per kilo of aluminium.

According to Aluminium Shapes, that’s a 73% reduction compared to the average global carbon footprint of aluminium billet.

“The market is consistently pushing for greener products, as the entire planet is looking ahead to our shared Net Zero 2050 target,” said Spencer Melia, sales manager at Aluminium Shapes. “So, it’s crucial for businesses to consider the environmental impact of all of the products they use, right down to the raw materials.

“Our new Ali4 billet is a premium, recycled, low-carbon product that uses just 30% prime raw materials, with the other 60% coming from recycled scrap material and post-consumer, end-of-life, scrap aluminium.

“The result is an incredible improvement on the carbon footprint of the billet, which is just 4KG CO2e per kilo of aluminium, hence our name ‘Ali4’. To put this into perspective, the world’s average is 14.8KG, with material from outside the EU being significantly higher than that.

“Our source of the new Ali4 material is based in the UK too, so we’re cutting further emissions from transport.

“For businesses who use aluminium for any of their systems or componentry, Ali4 offers an easy way to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their products, without any sacrifice to quality, strength or longevity.”

Ali4 will be used for all of Aluminium Shapes’ extrusion from January 2026 and full certification and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) reports are available on request.